A sweet sugar syrup with some fragrant vanilla for these delicate pears.
The pears are packed raw and in clean, but unsterilized jars, so they will keep for only a week in the fridge, but that’s only a problem if they’re not all eaten with ice cream immediately. They are also delicious, lightly cooked in a pan with a tablespoon of coconut oil, a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and a spoon of maple syrup.

Vanilla Pears
2017-06-05 21:17:16

Serves 3
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients
- 4 Pears
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Add water and sugar to medium size pot and bring to a boil, on stove top
- Allow all sugar to dissolve
- When sugar is dissolved and syrup goes from cloudy to clear, remove from heat
- Peel and core the pears and slice into quarters
- Drizzle lemon juice over pears
- Remove seeds from vanilla pod and rub over pears {your fingers will get covered in vanilla, but there are surely worse things in life}
- Pack the pear quarters into one or two clean glass jars
- Add the whole vanilla pod to the jar. If using two jars, cut the pod in half and add one half to each jar
- Pour the syrup into the jar and cover the pears completely
- Close the jar and refrigerate for up to one week
- Serve pears slightly warm {microwaving works well here} with ice cream or with any baked dessert or loaf cake
Notes
- Also good with oats for a sweet breakfast
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